Detection and analyses of coagulation and fibrolysis factor mRNA levels in tissue of hepatocellular carcinoma patients

AIM:To detect the mRNA expression of tissue factor (TF), urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) and urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (u-PAR) in the samples of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and adjacent tissue, and to elucidate their association with clinical significance. METHODS:The mRNA levels of TF, u-PA and u-PAR in 27 human HCC tissue samples with their adjacent tissue samples and 27 normal liver tissues were detected by RT-PCR. The relationship between the mRNA expression and their clinic-pathological data were also analyzed. RESULTS:The expressive rate of TF, uPA and uPAR in HCC tissue samples was 62.96% (17/27), 70.37% (19/27), 77.78% (21/27), respectively and relative expression intensity of TF, uPA and uPAR were 0.567±0.268, 0.964±0.458 and 0.784±0.322, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in adjacent tissue group and normal liver group (P<0.05). TF, uPA and uPAR mRNA levels were all significantly higher in larger size and in the invasive and metastatic subgroup (P<0.05). There had positive relationship between the mRNA expressions of these three factors. CONCLUSION:The results indicate that TF, uPA and uPAR might play an important role in hepatic carcinogenesis, invasiveness and metastasis.